Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under other laws
Azerbaijani journalists Ibrahim Vazirov and Mirsahib Rahiloghlu were arrested by police over critical reporting of the authorities’ handling of COVID-19. The reporting highlighted the difficulties faced by Azerbaijanis during the quarantine regime. Vazirov was placed under 25-day administrative arrest, Rahiloghlu for 20 days. The leader of the opposition Popular Front Party called the government’s actions a “hunt” for journalists.